Can You Give Up Technology this Lent?

for the christiandom, lent usually is when people stop to consider their deeds and revisit their relationship with god. this is also when they spend time with their families and loved ones while enjoying their summer escape. with the advent of blogging, gadgets and tools, can we really give up technology as a means of […]

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im linux – vote now!

early this year, i blogged about the linux foundation hosting it’s own “i’m linux” video contest. the entry period has officially closed and judging period has begun. these are my top 3:1) the origin…, by augustin eguia 3) what does it mean to be free by amitayt

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Philippines Ranks 85 in the GlTR 2008-2009

to those who aren’t really fond of surveys (like me ehem), i read in inquirer.net today about the Global Information Technology Report (GITR), wherein Philippines ranked 85 out of 134 countries in terms of network readiness assessment. already on it’s 8th year and led by the World Economic Forum, the GITR report 2008-2009 emphasizes that […]

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Toon City is Open

Toon City Animation Inc., an IT PINOY animation studio was recently acquired by Bacnotan Consolidated Industries, Inc. (BCII). BCCI services big names such Universal Studios, Walt Disney, and Warner Brothers among others. So what’s in it for us IT PINOYs? you guessed it right, this means more jobs! “We are excited about this acquisition since […]

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conficker fools april 1

yeah, the end of the tech world didn’t happen on april 1 (which is quite obvious). in spite of the voluminous news about the conficker virus (@technologian, thanks for the correction) seems like nothing happened or nothing has happened or nothing ever will!!! google’s cadie was a crazier story than this! i dont know if […]

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Facebook/Youtube – a Perfect Excuse

a study shows that the internet (used for fun) while @ the office makes us better employees! now really? the Univ. of Melbourne reported that surfing during office hours increases productivity (amen to that!) that employees are 9% more productive than those who do not surf while @ work (amen again!) Brent Coker, the study […]

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April 1 Braces for Conflicker Attack

the tech world is waiting anxiously… in a few more hours (manila time), we will know whether the “sleeping giant” conflicker.c will wake up and reap havoc (okay i didn’t mean that to sound too scary..) australianit reports, “SECURITY analysts are bracing for possible internet disruptions tomorrow when the tenacious and mysterious Conficker worm “wakes […]

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The GhostNet Tracks

just blogged this yesterday, today the Philippine’s Dept. of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is found out to be one of the countries that got spied on by the malware software called GhostNet. the Canadian researchers who are looking into this mentioned that around 1,295 compromised computers from the ministries of foreign affairs of the Philippines, Iran, […]

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GhostNet – electronic spies on the loose

‘just read this report that a vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama.it was added that the system is being controlled from computers based in china (although it’s not conclusively mentioned that china is behind […]

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